Business Controller - Sandvik Machining Solutions

Do you have a broad and strong financial background and can make numbers talk in a way so that they make sense for our business? And do you enjoy to solve complex problems? Then you’re probably the one we’re looking for!
For Sandvik Machining Solutions (SMS) we’re now looking for an experienced and proactive Business Controller to join us in an exciting and international environment where development is key. You’re eager to understand our business performance drivers and in return, we give you great chances to develop within our organization – both professionally and personally!
Your mission
In this position, you provide financial support in business decisions by performing qualitative and quantitative analysis of business performance. You have the responsibility for ensuring reliable and efficient processes that enables high quality in monthly, quarterly and yearly closings and you drive, prepare and develop forecasting reporting and processes – as well as presenting SMS financial statements. To manage ad-hoc requests and projects from our main stakeholders are an important part of your job and you proactively and continuously work to improve our performance management.
The location for this position is at World Trade Center, Stockholm. However, some travel is required, mostly within Sweden. Flexibility and extra effort outside of working hours is also expected during monthly closings as well as close to the deadline of strategical business planning and forecast reporting.
Your background and character
We’re looking for someone with a Master´s degree in Finance. You have solid experience working for a larger corporate multinational company or perhaps as a consultant from a larger audit firm. You have a financial background with strong commercial awareness, and broad understanding of technical finance principles. To be successful in this role you also need experience from driving processes, process improvement and other improvement initiatives. You have hands on experience from working in a modern consolidation system such as SAP BPC, and enjoy working in a decentralized organization with strong divisions and brands. Acting in a global arena calls for fluency in English while knowledge of Swedish is beneficial.
We value your excellent skills within stakeholder management. You easily build trust and relationships with others and are able to put yourself in the shoes of others in order to actually understand their needs. By challenging and questioning people around you when necessary, you also ensure first-class quality and service in everything we do, and help us evolve. With your strong logical and analytical skills you have no problem to understand and capture the overall picture and improvement areas, and you have the confidence to provide us with new ideas. All in all, you’re one of those persons that happily walk the extra mile to reach both individual and common goals!
What we do
Sandvik Machining Solutions is Sandvik’s largest business area, with 19,000 employees worldwide. We’re the leading supplier in the global cutting tool industry, and our brand portfolio holds some of the strongest brands on the market. We believe in an inclusive culture and, for us, it is clear that diversity of experience, perspective and background forms a solid foundation for achieving great results.
Application
As we have an ongoing selection process for this recruitment we ask you to send your application as soon as possible and no later than September 30, 2020. Read more about Sandvik Group and apply at home.sandvik/career (Job ID: R0020519).
Contact information
For further information about this position, please contact:
Manon Ouwerkerk, recruiting manager, +46 (0)8 456 12 08
Union contacts - Sweden
Thomas Lilja, Unionen, +46 (0)26 266 659
Göran Norell, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)26 266 574
Peter Olsson-Andrée, Ledarna, +46 (0)26 261 984
For more information about the recruitment process, please contact HR Services, +46 (0)26 261 444.
Recruitment Specialist
Lisbeth Häggström
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Sandvik is a high-tech and global engineering group offering products and services that enhance customer productivity, profitability and sustainability. We hold world-leading positions in selected areas – tools and tooling systems for metal cutting; equipment and tools, service and technical solutions for the mining industry and rock excavation within the construction industry; products in advanced stainless steels and special alloys as well as products for industrial heating. In 2019, the Group had approximately 40,000 employees and revenues of about 100 billion SEK in more than 160 countries within continuing operations.